Clerk Salas NOT vindicated by ERC report, not supported by any ERC "D" members

["Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like other folks are noticing some problems with things that  
hopefully-soon-to-be-former Clerk Salas has been saying (not to  
mention what she's been doing, or not doing as the case may be):

"As a member of last year's Election Review Committee, I wish to  
point out that our report concerning the Presidential Election of  
2004 was NOT a vindication of the performance of County Clerk, Linda  
Salas, as Linda and her supporters claim. Every Democrat on the  
Committee, including the Chairman, also supports Hillary  
[Hall]." (emphasis mine)

The rest of the letter is quite good, too!

Excerpts:

"We were not asked to comment on underlying reasons for all of the  
problems, but it was apparent to us that many of the problems were  
exacerbated by the poor management practices of the current Clerk's  
office. In fact, some of the problems were simply the result of poor  
management."

[...]

"Even the printing problems that caused so much of the delay in  
counting the 2004 ballots can be attributed to Clerk Salas' inability  
to plan for, monitor and oversee critical aspects of election  
conduct. Subsequent elections have revealed that the management  
problems observed in 2004 have not been addressed."

[...]

"The problems with our election process and systems will not be  
solved if they are not even acknowledged and if responsibility is not  
taken by the Clerk's office for their solution."

The letter is signed by Linda Flack, Former Boulder County Chief  
Deputy Clerk and Recorder and paid for by the Committee to Elect  
Hillary Hall, and appears to have been sent to all the delegates and  
alternates for next week's county assembly.

So why did I get it? Smile, I'm a delegate!

Joe